Barry, Bruce, 1958-

Speechless : the erosion of free expression in the American workplace / Bruce Barry. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2007. - 287 p. ; 24 cm. - A BK currents book .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-275) and index.

Introduction: speechless at work in America -- When work and speech collide -- Constitutional rights in public and private -- Unemployment at will -- Public employee speech -- A chill in the private sector -- Why free speech works -- Civil rights and wrongs -- Speech in the digital age -- Managing expression inside the workplace -- Conclusion: the case for freer expression -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the author.

9781576753972 (hardcover) 1576753972 (hardcover)

2007002007


Freedom of speech--United States.
Communication in organizations--United States.

JC599.U5 / B29 2007

323.44/30973